Linwood, Massachusetts
| Linwood | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
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Historic Linwood Mill | |
  Linwood Location within the state of Massachusetts | |
| Coordinates: 42°05′50″N 71°38′41″W / 42.09722°N 71.64472°WCoordinates: 42°05′50″N 71°38′41″W / 42.09722°N 71.64472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Massachusetts |
| County | Worcester |
| Elevation | 269 ft (82 m) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 01525 |
| GNIS feature ID | 611020[1] |
Linwood is a village with its own post office in the towns of Northbridge and Uxbridge, Massachusetts.
The zip code of the Linwood post office is 01525. As a village of both Uxbridge and Northbridge,[2] Linwood has separate municipal services from Uxbridge or Northbridge, for fire, police, EMS, School district, public works, and other services, depending on the town (township) boundary. Worcester County, Massachusetts Sheriff, Lewis Evangelidis runs corrections, and court services from West Boylston, and Worcester District is the regional judicial jurisdiction. The Uxbridge district court serves surrounding towns. Linwood is closest to the villages of Whitinsville, MA, and North Uxbridge. The village of Linwood was predominantly settled by French Canadians, who historically worked in the local textile industry.[2] The Whitin Cotton Mills at Linwood were the principal industry and are a good example of the industrial architecture of the 19th century.
In 2011, construction began on the Linwood Mill (pictured on right) to create 75 units of 55+ ‘active adult’ senior rental residences.[3]
National Register listings
The Butler Block in Linwood is listed on the National Historic Register, under Uxbridge, Massachusetts. The Linwood Cotton Mills are also listed on the National Historic Register. The Linwood Historic District includes late Victorian Structures, the Linwood Cotton Mills, and extends down Linwood Avenue to Pine and Maple.[4] The Blackstone Valley and Linwood are now part of the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor, the oldest industrialized region in the United States. The Blackstone Valley is New England's Historic National Park area. Built in 1866, the Linwood Mill was the crowning glory of James Fletcher Whitin and Charles Pinckney Whitin, sons of Colonel Paul and Betsy (Fletcher) Whitin.[5] The late Paul Newman and Joanna Woodward, who lived in Connecticut, were frequent guests at an old Victorian Inn near this historic mill in Linwood.
Gallery
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James Whitin Linwood Cotton Mill, Linwood Ave in Northbridge
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Butler Block, commercial and residential, 1800s building; part of the building houses the Linwood Post Office within the town limits of Uxbridge.
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The Company Store, now known as the Larkin Building, on the edge of Linwood, at Whitin St. and East Hartford Ave. The Company Store is a part of the Rogerson Village Historic District.
See also
References
- ↑ "Linwood, Massachusetts". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved Sep 2011.
- 1 2 "Walking tours - Uxbridge". Blackstone Daily. Retrieved 2007-09-23.
- ↑ "Linwood Mill Apartments".
- ↑ Staff (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ page 9, Blackstonevalleytribune, 12/21/07.
